Few jazz musicians inspire more respect or demand more attention than John Coltrane. Elvin Jones, Coltrane's drummer in "The Classic Quartet" (1961-65), said that most people who listen seriously to ...
John William Coltrane was born on in Hamlet, North Carolina. At the age of three his family moved to High Point, NC, where young Coltrane spent his early years. His father, John ...
John William Coltrane ( – ) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement. Watch the first-ever official music video for John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme: “Acknowledgement,” filmed at the legendary Van Gelder...
John Coltrane, American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, an iconic figure in 20th-century jazz.
John Coltrane departed this mortal plane more than fifty years ago; today he remains among us, more alive than ever. His sound continues to grab the ears of an ever-widening circle of fans. His legend is stone solid: planted firmly in our culture as that of any 20th century musical giant.
Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane (1926) honed his skills with Dizzy Gillespie (1949-51), with Miles Davis (1955-57) and briefly with Thelonious Monk (1957), refining a huge, vigorous, searing tone that competed with Sonny Rollins'. A drug addict, his career was far from linear.
The John Coltrane quartet first formed in April of 1960 with Coltrane playing tenor saxophone, McCoy Tyler on piano, Elvin Jones on drums, and Jimmy Harrison on bass.